Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
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@infobeautiful I think all projections distort size and shape, so I'm not sure "true country size" is meaningful here.
Greenland's land area is approximately six times the size of Germany. Greenland has roughly the same size as Saudi Arabia. The USA is rougly 5 times bigger than Saudi Arabia.)
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@lokjo @x_tof @infobeautiful also, the southern hemisphere looks a lot more impressive in Mercator if you don't hide the Antarctic!
@stevefaeembra @lokjo @x_tof @infobeautiful
This one substitutes the Prime Meridian for the equator. (Hilarity ensues) -
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This one substitutes the Prime Meridian for the equator. (Hilarity ensues)@Osteopenia_Powers @stevefaeembra @x_tof @infobeautiful
Not sure if this is the link you wanted to post.
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Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/@infobeautiful there's an excellent episode of Map Men about this (all their videos are excellent)
https://youtu.be/jtBV3GgQLg8 -
Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/They gave some Eastern Canada provinces to the US. Don't comply in advance!
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@infobeautiful ah sure Greenland is TINY.
Denmark should just hand it over and quit this dog in the manger stuff.
/s
@davey_cakes @infobeautiful or show the orange orangutan this map and he'll have a tantrum then move on to something else?
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Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/@infobeautiful It’s like stepping out of a cold shower!
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Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/Fascinating, thanks!
Here's obligatory link to great bit from TV's "The West Wing." Where cartographers compare Mercator versus Peters projections for stunned C.J. and Josh.
The head map guy is played with perfect drollery by the invaluable John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise; The Man from Earth, etc.).
Cartographer: "Nothing's where you think it is."
C.J: "Where is it?"
Cartographer: "I'm glad you asked…" -
Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/@infobeautiful
Well Austrailia is wrong for a start since about 70% is desert / uninhabited -
Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/Kazakhstan is huge, but it's not that huge.
Maybe I'm confused about what this is showing.
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@infobeautiful ah sure Greenland is TINY.
Denmark should just hand it over and quit this dog in the manger stuff.
/s
@davey_cakes Regardless of your sarcasm, that is not the choice for Denmark to take (your joke reproduces that idea). Greenland has native people living there and it is not something to hand over or not.
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Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/@infobeautiful What would the "True Country Size Map" be called? I'm ready to orient myself toward something else than the Mercator map projection.
